Source : ct|23.04.08

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Create standalone program
with Visual Studio 2008 Express

Visual Studio 2008 Express can be downloaded free on the Microsoft web site. It exists in versions C++, C# and VB. With the C++ version, associated to Dark GDK (which can also be free of charge downloaded), you can enough easily create high performance and amazing 2D and 3D games.

With the C++ version of Visual studio 2008 Express, you can also naturally create standalone windows applications (Win32). these applications can be executed on anyone computer without need of the Framework.net or specific DLL.

However to put in work this interesting possibility, it is necessary to adjust some parameters during the step of creation of the project, otherwise you risk to meet undesirable messages, like the message hereafter, when you will try to run your program on a different computer of your :

Personally, to avoid this type of messages, i adjust the parameters of the project of the following wise, during the step of writing the programme and before generating the executable. Until now , those adjustments have given me satisfaction...

In the tab placed under the menubar

Choose the Release option

In Project/Properties

- In configuration : choose Active (Release)
- In C/C++/Génération de code/Bibliothèque runtime : Choose the option Multithread (/MT)

In "Editeur de liens/ Debogage/ Génération des informations de débogage" : Choose "Non".